Additional Reading

Readers wishing to delve more into the 1840’s Irish Famine have a plenthora of resources to choose from. Two seminal works, written for general audiences, are: The Great Hunger by Cecil Woodham-Smith (London, 1962); and, The Great Calamity by Christine Kinealy (Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1996). For an understanding of the economic/historical impact of the blight, I recommend anything by Professor Cormac O’Grada (University College, Dublin); ditto for anything penned by Professor Chris Morash of NUI Maynooth.

See also:

Berg, M., The Age of Manufacturers 1700-1829 (London, 1985).

Bew, Paul,Land and the National Question in Ireland, 1858-82 (New Jersey, 1979).

Bicheno, J.E.,Ireland and It’s Economy, Vol. II(London, 1827).

Bielenberg, Andy,Cork’s Industrial Revolution 1780-1880 (Cork, 1991).

Blacker, William, An Essay on the Best Mode of Improving the Condition of the Laboring Classes of Ireland (London, 1846).